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Bani-Sadr, Abolhasan

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Bani-Sadr, Abolhasan
Alternate First Name
Abu Al-Hasan
Birth Date
03/22/1939
Birthplace
Hamadan, Hamadan Province, Iran 
Death Date
10/09/2021
Place of Death
Paris (City of), Department of Paris, France 
Notable Education
Studied religion and economics at the University of Tehran, Iran, Recived a PhD from the Sorbonne.
Occupation
Elected on January 25, 1980, as the first President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and would later be impeached in 1981. He was appointed by Ayatollah Ruhollan Khomeini as the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council which was the governing body responsible for making policy decisions.
General Note
In Louisa Kennedy's journals his name is often written as B.S., B. Sadr, Sadr.
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